PSC to probe AIG Aina as protesters storm headquarters in Abuja

By Kingsley Omonobi

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has said it volition analyse allegations of bribery and maltreatment of bureau leveled against Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Emmanuel Aina, who heads the Legal Services Department.

This follows a protestation connected Thursday by members of the Centre for Human Rights and Advocacy successful Africa Network (CHRAAN) astatine the PSC Headquarters successful Jabi, Abuja.

The protesters, who carried placards, accused AIG Aina of soliciting and receiving bribes from constabulary officers and backstage individuals to power postings and promotions wrong the Force. They besides alleged that helium utilized his presumption to intimidate subordinates and interfere successful interior investigations.

CHRAAN said its petition to the PSC included documented grounds of misconduct against the elder constabulary officer.

In response, PSC spokesperson Ikechukwu Ani said the Commission would look into the complaints and guarantee justness is served.

“The Commission wishes to authorities that it volition look into the complaints and guarantee that justness is served to some parties,” Ani said. “The Commission volition proceed to clasp the Police accountable for its actions and inactions but enjoins Nigerians to besides springiness the Police the required enactment and practice to present its best.”

Ani added that the PSC has introduced a whistleblowing argumentation and urged Nigerians to study immoderate cases of authoritative corruption wrong the Police oregon the Commission’s oversight activities.

The station PSC to probe AIG Aina arsenic protesters tempest office successful Abuja appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.